Governor Squire
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- Aug 11, 1885The Beet Sugar GambleEzra Meeker rallies Seattle to show the world that Washington Territory could become a global leader in sugar production, despite lacking funds.Front Street, Seattle, WA
- Oct 25, 1885The Torchlight Mob at Frye's Opera HouseIn 1885, Seattle laborers and anti-Chinese activists gathered for a massive, torch-lit demonstration to demand the removal of the city's Chinese population, marking a dark chapter of exclusionary labor violence in the Pacific Northwest.Commercial Street, Seattle, WA
- Nov 5, 1885The Mob Rule That Swept TacomaWhile city leaders in Seattle urged calm, residents in Tacoma forcibly expelled the Chinese community, marking a dark escalation in the regional movement to purge Asian workers.Old Tacoma, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 13, 1886The Peril of the Newcastle Coal MineA coal miner appeals directly to the Territorial Governor after local officials ignore warnings of a persistent, dangerous fire at the Newcastle mines.Newcastle, WA
- Feb 13, 1886The Strange Disappearance of James Colman and Wilbur PattenA prominent Seattle businessman and a young schoolboy vanish while crossing Lake Washington, sparking immediate fears of a violent, land-related murder.Jackson Street, Seattle, WA
- Feb 21, 1886The Bonfire of the Vanities on Occidental SquareMonths after a jubilant, torch-lit victory party in Seattle, the city’s new power-brokers were left holding the bag as lawlessness and economic despair gripped the town.Occidental Square, Seattle, WA
- Nov 30, 1886The Siege of Port BlakelyWhen mill workers organized for better conditions at the Port Blakely mill, the company responded by calling in the National Guard, turning a labor dispute into a military occupation.Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island
- Mar 3, 1887The Fortress at Walla WallaAfter two years of labor, the Territory's new penitentiary stands finished—a 15-foot high stone-and-cement stockade built to hold the region’s criminals.Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla, WA
- Aug 19, 1889The Political 'Boodle' That Nearly Toppled Seattle's Republican PartyA look back at the chaotic 1889 Republican primaries in King County, where internal factions, broken promises, and the 'boodle' system turned a local race for the U.S. Senate into a full-scale political scandal.Seattle, WA
- Oct 17, 1889The Political Pudding of the Washington LegislatureHow local party bosses in the late 1880s traded speakerships and senate seats in smoke-filled backrooms to secure personal power.Seattle, WA